A Core Ship From The Start
Chapter 945 - Chapter 945 Chapter 656 Invitation_3

Chapter 945: Chapter 656: Invitation_3 Chapter 945: Chapter 656: Invitation_3 Hearing this remark, Duanmu Huai raised an eyebrow.

“It seems the gods are idling to an extreme, the speed at which they spread gossip is faster than old ladies on the street.”

“Hehe…”

Faced with Duanmu Huai’s sarcasm, Master Kelben chuckled. Indeed, he wasn’t wrong. On the night of Rose’s death, many deities notified their followers of the demise of this evil goddess in various ways. Of course, as a chosen of Mistra, Kelben also received this news from his own goddess, but the attitudes among the deities about this news were very divided.

The deities of the evil camp didn’t care about Rose’s life or death, but they were eager to ascertain the truth. After all, Rose was one of the powerful evil Dark Gods. She was killed in her own realm, and her soul even dissipated without a trace; such an event could be said to be unprecedented.

Therefore, conversely, if someone could kill Rose, they certainly could kill them too, which is why the Dark Gods were now gathering their forces to commence an investigation.

On the other hand, the deities of the benevolent camp had a … well, rather complicated feeling about this outcome.

After all, before her fall, Rose was once the Empress of Elves. Correllon expressed a very complex blessing upon hearing the news, such as “May her cursed soul find peace,” and whether he truly meant these words for his traitorous wife, only Correllon himself would know.

It seemed Elythne was also looking for the murderer of her mother, but considering the history of love-hate between her and Rose, it was hard to say if Elythne planned to express her thanks or avenge her mother’s murder.

As Elythne’s ally, Mistra had always been helping The Girl of Darkness to confront the Spider Queen, so it was only after she confirmed that Rose was indeed thoroughly annihilated that Mistra allowed her own followers to also help in the investigation.

Of course, what Master Kelben didn’t know was that among the gods themselves, there was also a lot of doubt about Rose’s downfall.

Generally speaking, struggles among the gods were not uncommon, and the act of slaying a deity happened frequently, but truly killing a deity was actually very rare. Because normally, True Gods are immortal. You cut him down, and who knows, someday he might resurrect.

Take, for example, during the Dark War, The Girl of Darkness Elythne cut down her brother, then she herself died, and afterward, both of them resurrected and reconciled.

But Rose’s death was completely different. The Divine Realm collapsed, all followers were destroyed, and their souls were so greatly distorted and corrupted before their deaths that they ultimately dissipated in the air completely.

You must know that strictly speaking, this should be impossible. The gods do have control over souls, yet they couldn’t find even one surviving soul. It was as if everything related to Rose was utterly annihilated… Even the Benevolent Deities couldn’t help but shiver at this thought.

After all, no one can guarantee that the one who killed Rose was necessarily a Benevolent Deity, The Lord of Demons stabbing each other in the back is common enough.

Moreover, a normal killing among deities would not result in this situation. Usually, if a deity is killed, it is at most about absorbing and inheriting their Godness and Divine Realm. For instance, after Sherrick killed the former Shinigami Kelanwo, he inherited his Divine Position and Realm of the Dead, and most followers of Kelanwo in the land of the Dead then shifted their faith to Sherrick directly.

So logically, whoever killed Rose should have inherited her Divine Position as well as the faith of the Drow Elves. They could just reveal themselves and tell the other Drow Elves, “Your old boss is dismissed; I call the shots here now.”

Such a fate where the Divine Realm collapses, the Divine Fire extinguishes, the Divine Position is destroyed, and all followers perish… Who among the gods would not be afraid!

Kelben was unaware of the turmoil among the gods, but after receiving the oracle from Mistra, he immediately thought of the news from his nephew from the Dark Region — they encountered an organization down there that claimed to completely eradicate the Drow Elves and their Guardian God, as they posed a threat to Humans.

The Tribunal.

Of course, Kelben didn’t believe Duanmu Huai was behind it; he was more inclined to think that The Tribunal was also an organization that worshipped some deity. However, which God would do such a thing, Kelben really couldn’t figure out.

He had asked Amelia carefully about The Tribunal after their return, and Amelia had indeed answered Kelben, however…

“Miss Amelia and the others have safely returned to Deepwater City, and my nephew Tofu has come back as well.”

“Oh? That is indeed good news.”

Duanmu Huai remained completely unmoved, while Master Kelben held his teacup, staring at the helmet of Duanmu Huai.

“In fact, out of curiosity, I had once asked Miss Emilia about the Tribunal. I must say, your organization’s doctrine is quite… unexpected. After all, we’ve rarely heard of an organization that only protects humans.”

“Oh, now you know.”

Duanmu Huai sat lazily in the chair, his demeanor utterly impervious.

“By the way, the life and death of races other than humans are neither a concern nor of any interest to the Tribunal.”

“Ah, but our definition of humans is quite clear, you know.”

Seeing the atmosphere getting a bit tense, Ann hastily spoke up.

“Oh? Is that so?”

“That’s right, according to the rules of the Tribunal, as long as the skull has not mutated, it will be regarded as human, so… I don’t think there’s any worry about this issue, right?”

“Skull?”

Hearing Ann’s explanation, Kelben became even more astonished. He carefully examined the skull symbol on Duanmu Huai’s Power Armor and then withdrew his gaze.

“That is really… surprising. May I ask why use the skull as a symbol?”

“It’s simple.”

Duanmu Huai raised an eyebrow.

“For the Tribunal, the skull represents the purity of humans, meaning that until death, one has not been corrupted, fallen to Chaos and evil. It stands for the purity and noble sacrifice of humans. Demons can take on countless forms, but the one thing they can never possess is the human skull. No matter how they change, they can never mimic the human skull’s shape.”

“This is really…”

Admittedly, Kelben was quite astonished to hear Duanmu Huai’s response. Yet, at this moment, he felt reassured, as clearly, if Elves, Dwarves, and Hobbits–these benevolent races–are also considered humans according to the Tribunal’s standards.

Of course, the opposite would be the case for Orcs, Giants, and such… well… but that seemed to be none of his concern.

“Speaking of which, there is something I’d like to ask for Master Kelben’s assistance with.”

Duanmu Huai couldn’t be bothered with pleasantries and got straight to the point.

“Please, speak.”

“The Tribunal is looking to establish a base in this land. I wonder if Master Kelben could recommend a good location?”

Afterward, Duanmu Huai stared at Kelben and calmly stated his request.

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